East 161st Street & Sheridan Avenue

East 161st Street and Sheridan Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Concourse-Concourse Village, Bronx. Between 2021 and 2025, 44 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of four crashes for a Bronx corner. The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term is 480 feet away, and Lou Gehrig Plaza is 650 feet away. The nearest subway, 161 St-Yankee Stadium, is about four minutes on foot, for the 4, B and D. Within a five-minute walk are 21 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 27 places to eat.

Safety record
18 hurt
44 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
161 St-Yankee Stadium
930 feet · 4 min on foot · 4, B, D
Nearest bus stop
120 feet
E 161 St/Sherman Av · Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13
Within a walk
21 places
7 religious buildings, 5 courthouses and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
East 161st Street & Sheridan Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 161 St-Yankee Stadium, 930 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  1. 161 St-Yankee Stadium 4, B, D
    930 feet
    4 B D

Next trains at this station

Northbound
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …
Manhattan
3 lines
  1. 4 …
  2. B …
  3. D …

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Room of Tranquility” (2002) by Helene Brandt and “Wall-Slide” (2002) by Vito Acconci (Acconci Studio in collaboration with di Domenico + Partners) at the 161 St-Yankee Stadium station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is E 161 St/Sherman Av, 120 feet away, for the Bx6, Bx6 SBS and Bx13.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. E 161 St/Sherman Av Bx6, Bx6 SBS, Bx13 · Shelter
    120 feet
    Bx6 Bx6 SBS Bx13
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Bx6 …
  2. Bx6 SBS …
  3. Bx13 …

Live arrivals

East 161st Street carries a bus lane, 7am to 8pm on weekdays.

Cycling

  • 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Grand Concourse & E 161 St 27 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Major Deegan Expressway southbound at East 153rd Street & Major Deegan Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 390 East 161st Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 771 Concourse Village West Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 44 crashes at this corner, more than the median of four crashes for a Bronx corner.

  • 18 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot
  • 4 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

The city lists this corner as a Vision Zero priority intersection, a designation it applies to corners selected for attention on their injury record. It is not a record of work done.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10451
Community board
Bronx Community Board 4
City Council district
16
Police precinct
44
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Concourse-Concourse Village
Elevation
54 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1950.

Since 2014 at least 22 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Chinese elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 60 signs on these blocks
  • 22 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and December 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on East 161st Street (south side).

East side of Concourse Village West

  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY DEPT OF PROBATION MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY LAW DEPARTMENT MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • Authorized vehicles only 4 signs AVO DISTRICT ATTORNEY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Concourse Village West

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of East 161st Street

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 200863 and 220628.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

Fifteen buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded most often as Moderne, and mostly built between 1934 and 1941.

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists three works near this corner, the nearest at 161st Street Bridge, 161st Street & Concourse Village.

  1. Bronx Archway Installation by Alison Sky, 2014
    370 feet
  2. The Song of Achievement Sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman, 1934
    580 feet
  3. One Stone Installation by Cai Guo-Qiang, 2007
    590 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 21 public places.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 5 courthouses
  • 2 parks
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. All Seasons ABC Day Care Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    390 feet
  2. Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice School
    970 feet
  3. South Bronx Classical Charter School IV School
    1,110 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Joyce Kilmer Park
    600 feet
  2. Sun, Wind & Shade Oasis Garden
    950 feet
  3. Franz Sigel Park
    1,050 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Lou Gehrig Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    650 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Melrose Library
    1,280 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Epworth United Methodist Church House of worship
    1,220 feet
  2. Lowly Nazarene Baptist Church House of worship
    1,230 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bronx Criminal Court Courthouse
    180 feet
  2. Bronx Family Court Courthouse
    280 feet
  3. Bronx Supreme Court Criminal Term Courthouse
    480 feet
Show all 6
  1. Bronx Hall of Justice Courthouse
    520 feet
  2. Bronx Supreme Court Courthouse · landmark · listed historic place
    740 feet
  3. Older adult center at 900 Grand Concourse Older adult center · landmark
    750 feet

Bank branches

  1. Bank of America Bank branch
    410 feet
  2. Chase Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    580 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,290 feet
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    570 feet

Other stores

  1. Family Dollar Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. Concourse Plaza Shopping center
    210 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 27 places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Concourse Village West, East 161st Street or Sheridan Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.